curious investigation

A weird thing happened the other day.... My husband and I took a little drive into a wilderness area and hiked a trail toward a beautiful lake that we once visited in our youth. Within a mile, we noticed strange hut-like structures built around fallen trees and low hanging limbs with sticks and broken branches..."scouts, probably" reflected my hubby. We walked a couple more miles and to my surprise, we didn't see one living thing...not a bird, chipmunk, not even a fly. My imagination went a little nutty and I started thinking about this movie I saw years ago, where a creature was lurking in the forest and it took the shape and appearance of trees and bushes and was brutally attacking these tough army guys. I remember thinking...why is it in movies, where a creature is present, the unsuspecting main character always goes into the "dark room", "scary basement", or "ominous outdoors"??? WE know the thing is there...don't go there! Well, on our way back, I did that...I walked into the "scary basement" and investigated the unnatural domes that beckoned me. They probably wouldn't keep a person very well protected...I just couldn't figure out the purpose. Then I turned around and my husband was GONE! Okay, not really, but the point is...I WALKED INTO THE SCARY BASEMENT! Why do people do that?